Pokémon GO August 2024 Community Day: Popplio, Featured Attack & Bonuses
The star of the August 2024 Community Day event is none other than Popplio, the adorable Water-type starter Pokémon from the Alola region. During the three-hour celebration, Popplio will spawn more frequently in the wild with a boosted chance of being Shiny. There will also be a featured attack for its final evolution, Primarina, and the usual Special Research story.
Following in the footsteps of the Grass-type Rowlet and the Fire-type Litten, Popplio rounds out the lineup of first partner Pokémon from the classic Sun & Moon games. Whether you chose Popplio as your starter in those games or you're encountering this adorable creature for the first time in, this Community Day is the perfect time to catch as many as you can and stock up on Candy to evolve it.
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The next Community Day will take place on Saturday, August 31, 2024, between 2 PM and 5 PM in each Trainer's local timezone. The headliner will be Popplio, the Sea Lion Pokémon from the Alola region. As always, you can expect this Pokémon to be spawning all over the map, with a much higher chance of finding a Shiny Popplio than during any other event.
That's not all, as once the main event finishes at 5 PM, you'll then be able to take on Four-Star Raid Battles featuring Brionne, the middle-stage evolution in the Popplio family, until 10 PM local time. If you beat one of these Raids, Popplio will spawn around that Gym for the next 30 minutes. Note that Remote Raid Passes can't be used to join these Raid Battles.
When you evolve a Popplio into its final stage, Primarina, it will know the featured attack Hydro Cannon. This is the same Charged Attack that all Water-type first partner Pokémon learn during their Community Days, and there's a good reason for that — it's an incredibly powerful Charged Attack that has 80 Power for just 40 Energy, meaning it's a good balance
